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Cognitive behavioral therapy reduces suicidal ideation in schizophrenia: Results from a randomized controlled trial

Lookup NU author(s): Katherine Bateman, Professor Douglas Turkington

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Abstract

Patients with schizophrenia are at high risk of suicide. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been shown to reduce symptoms in schizophrenia. This study examines whether CBT also changes the level of suicidal ideation in patients with schizophrenia compared to a control group. Ninety ambulatory patients with symptoms of schizophrenia resistant to conventional antipsychotic medication were randomized to CBT or befriending. They were assessed using the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale, including a rating of suicidal ideation at baseline, post intervention, and after 9 months. Post-hoc analysis revealed that CBT provided significant reductions in suicidal ideation at the end of therapy, and sustained at the follow-up. Further research is required to substantiate these findings and determine the process and mechanisms through which this reduction is achieved. © 2007 The American Association of Suicidology.

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Author(s): Bateman K, Hansen L, Turkington D, Kingdon D

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Year: 2007

Volume: 37

Issue: 3

Pages: 284-290

ISSN (print): 0363-0234

ISSN (electronic): 1943-278X

Publisher: Guilford Publications, Inc.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2007.37.3.284

DOI: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.3.284

PubMed id: 17579541

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